To me, the Game of School was not surprising at all. I have been playing it for years, and, to be honest, I’m very good at this game. In high school, I took 6 AP classes. After getting passing scores on all of the tests, I now have 29 college credits and don’t have to take most of my general education classes. But to get through those rigorous classes (4 in one year), I often did not do my best work. I would do exactly what was assigned, nothing more, nothing less. It was the only way to finish my mountain of homework every night. Though I graduated salutatorian of my class, I could have worked so much harder and gotten so much more out of school than I did. Now, starting my freshman year in college with 29 credits, I realize that I don’t remember most of what I learned in those 6 AP classes. Should I really be getting out of so much of my general education requirement when I feel that I have learned nothing? The game of school is not a game that is only played by the dumb kids that don’t care about school. It is played by every student. Though my classes were generally small and my teachers usually engaging, we were all guilty of playing the game of school. Yes, in certain topics or exercises that we were particularly interested in and passionate about we would put more effort in, but that was an exception not a rule. Now that I am more aware of the Game of School, I hope to focus more on not playing in throughout college. After all, you get out what you put in to something, and I want to have a valuable college experience and learn things that I actually remember long after the test is over.
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Game of School
To me, the Game of School was not surprising at all. I have been playing it for years, and, to be honest, I’m very good at this game. In high school, I took 6 AP classes. After getting passing scores on all of the tests, I now have 29 college credits and don’t have to take most of my general education classes. But to get through those rigorous classes (4 in one year), I often did not do my best work. I would do exactly what was assigned, nothing more, nothing less. It was the only way to finish my mountain of homework every night. Though I graduated salutatorian of my class, I could have worked so much harder and gotten so much more out of school than I did. Now, starting my freshman year in college with 29 credits, I realize that I don’t remember most of what I learned in those 6 AP classes. Should I really be getting out of so much of my general education requirement when I feel that I have learned nothing? The game of school is not a game that is only played by the dumb kids that don’t care about school. It is played by every student. Though my classes were generally small and my teachers usually engaging, we were all guilty of playing the game of school. Yes, in certain topics or exercises that we were particularly interested in and passionate about we would put more effort in, but that was an exception not a rule. Now that I am more aware of the Game of School, I hope to focus more on not playing in throughout college. After all, you get out what you put in to something, and I want to have a valuable college experience and learn things that I actually remember long after the test is over.